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  • Gödel's Proof

    by Ernest Nagel, James R Newman, Douglas R. Hofstadter ...
    An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logic: " An excellent nontechnical account." — Bulletin of the American Mathematical SocietyIn 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, "On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems." This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Godel's Proof

    by Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    'Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb.' – The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A colleague of physicist Albert Einstein, his theorem proved that mathematics was partly based on ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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    Gödel's Proof

    by Ernest Nagel, James Newman ...
    Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 29 min

    An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logicIn 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, "On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems." This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in mathematics and logic. Gödel received public recognition of his work in 1951 when he was ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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  • Observation and Theory in Science

    by Ernest Sylvain Nagel ...
    Series series Thalheimer Lectures
    Originally published in 1971. The three contributions collected in this volume deal with different aspects of a single theme—the logical status of scientific theories in their relation to observation. These lectures, authored by different thinkers, treat this theme in connection with some controversies in the philosophy of science. A nonspecialist who reads these lectures should realize that the ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

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    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and proof, theory and intuition. Listeners of The Prime Number Conspiracy, says Quanta editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, are headed on "breathtaking intellectual journeys to the bleeding edge of discovery strapped ... Read more

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    I Respectfully Disagree

    How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World

    by Justin Jones-Fosu ...
    Narrated by Justin Jones-Fosu ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 26 min

    Start building bridges instead of barriers! This essential guide offers a simple five-part framework that will help you have honest and enlightening conversations despite deep and fundamental disagreements.Divisions are on the rise around the world, and 2024 may well be a peak year. We're losing the ability to disagree without dehumanizing. There is a deep need for this practical and accessible ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Art of X-Ray Reading

    How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing

    by Roy Peter Clark ...
    Narrated by Jefferson Mays ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 10 min

    Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    The Art of Being

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 43 min

    This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book, To Have or to Be? In The Art of Being, Fromm teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened ... Read more

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    Forget That!

    22 Lessons You Must Unlearn to Succeed

    by Roger Flax PhD ...
    Narrated by Roger Flax PhD ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 44 min

    Follow the guidance of motivational expert Dr. Roger Flax, author of No Stopping You!, and learn to be your best self.What if you were told that many of the common principles you’ve held onto since childhood are actually holding you back in your career and life? From simple adages we learned in grade school—“don’t talk to strangers,” “save it for a rainy day”—to well-intentioned ideas you learned ... Read more

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    The Copernicus Complex

    Our Cosmic Significance in a Universe of Planets and Probabilities

    by Caleb Scharf ...
    Narrated by Caleb Scharf ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 2 min

    The Sunday Times (UK) Best Science Book of 2014A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2014An NBC News Top Science and Tech Book of 2014A Politics & Prose 2014 Staff PickIn the sixteenth century, Nicolaus Copernicus dared to go against the establishment by proposing that Earth rotates around the Sun. Having demoted Earth from its unique position in the cosmos to one of mediocrity, Cope... ... Read more

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    Remember It!

    The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget

    by Nelson Dellis ...
    Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 48 min

    Throughout his research into memory theory, Nelson Dellis found existing memory improvement guides to be wanting—overcomplicated, dry, and stodgy. So he decided to write a book that is approachable and fun, centered on what people actually need to remember. In Remember It!, Dellis teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition-winning techniques. Presenting the information in ... Read more

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    Silence

    A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives

    by Jane Brox ...
    Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 33 min

    Another "dazzling epic" from the author of Brilliant, exploring an overlooked yet elemental force in our lives-silence-from contemporary Cistercian monks to an extraordinary 19th-century prison. *Lev Grossman, Time The author of the "dazzling epic" (Time) Brilliant delivers an indelible view of the ways silence affects those who seek it and those who have it imposed upon them. Through her original ... Read more

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